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. 001m IVLANTER. No. 256,512.

Patented Apr. 18, 1882.

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U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. SWAItTOUT, OF SALINEVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE H..SALTSMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,512, dated April18, 1882.

Applicationfiled July 30, 1881.

Be it known'that I, WILLIAM H. Swear- OUT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Salineville, in the county of Golumbiana and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorn-Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainstomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

This invention relates to combined cornplanters andfertilizer-distributers; and itcon sists inithe combination andarrangement of the several parts hereinafter described, and particularlypointed out -in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation, Fig 2 is a plan, and Fig.3 is a front elevation, of a machine constructed according tomyinvention; and Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are detail views ofparts thereof.

O is the planter-frame, supported on the N N are the grain-boxes, and ItIt are the fertilizer-boxes. These boxes are arranged in pairs-onegrain-box and one fertilizer-boxplaced side by side, and the pairs areplaced on opposite sides of the frame 0, and are so arranged thattworows of grain are planted and fertilized at the same time. Thegrainboxes are constructed with partitions or crossb'arsO, on the underedges of which are fixed brushes or other suitable means adapted toprevent the kernels of grain from being broken by the movements of theslide. A

I is the slide, composed of the two parallel bars I I connected togetherat'their forward ends by the cross or head bar 1 The parallel bars I Iare arranged to enter the boxes N and It at the front ends of thelatter, as shown, and move forward and back in line parallel with theforward movement of the planter. The slides are operated by connectingor pitman rods, G, which have their rear ends connected by lugs H on theunder side of the cross-head I, and have their forward ends (No model.)

pilot-wheel B. The'slidesI areprovided withsuitable openings, K and L,and supplemental slides M, for dropping and regulating the feed. Thepilot-Wheel has small projections E on its side, which are arranged toengage and ring the bell S at the instant the grain is dropped. T

b is a furrow-opener arranged to precede the grain-box N, and 0 and dare coveringplows arranged in rear of the grain-box and so that theywill fill up the furrow formed by the opener b and cover the grain. ardsof the plows 11,0, and d are slotted at their upper ends and areadjustable vertically on the retaining-bolts 0. They are heldin properposition by the braces b, c, and cl. These braces are hinged at one endto the frame 0, and have their other ends held by bolts passing throughand so that they can be detached and raised or lowered to adapt them toany set or adjustment that maybe given to the standards.

a is the track-cleaner, having its standard slotted, held by a bolt, aand hinged brace a similar to the method of holding and adjustin g thestandard of the furrow-opener b.

By the construction of the standards of the plows b c d,ras described, Ican regulate the depth of the furrow and the depth to which the grain iscovered. I can open a deep furrow and throw but little or much earthover the graimor I can open ashallow furrow, thus putting the grain atthe surfaceof the ground, and can cover it in this position with much orlittle earth, as may be desired.

The grain-box N is provided with a vertical discharge-spout, P. Thefertilizer-box R has a curved discharge-spout, Q, which bends laterallyand extendsto and discharges the fertilizing material into the spout P.It is so connected to the lower end of the box It that it canbedetachedfrom the spoutIand turned forward, so that it will dischargethe fertilizing material into the furrow behind the furrowopener, or beturned back and discharge im mediately in front or in rear of thecoverers c d. I am thus enabled to drop thefertilizerinto the Thestandhill with the grain or near to the grain, or on top of the groundafter the grain has been covered.

U is an intermediate pilot and steadying wheel arranged near the middleof the frame 0, and about in line with the forward end of thegrain-boxes. It is supported on the lower end of a standard or shaft, V,which passes through the supporting-plates 1) b fixed 0n the frame 0.The shaft turns freely in its hearings in the plates 1) b and can beraised or lowered at pleasure. In the upper end of the shaft there areformed aseries of holes, 11 through which is put the pin b which holdsthe lever W. The lever W is provided at or near its middle with thevertical slot 11 which slips over the upper end of the standard V. Therear end or treadle, W, of thelever extends toward the drivers seat Z,so thatitcan be under the control of the foot of the driver. Its forwardend, W is inclined downward and passes into a slot, X, in the circularguideplate X. The end W moves freely to the right or leftin the slot asthe lever is turned, and it will also move forward or back when thelever is set lower or higher on the upper end of the standard V. It willbe seen that by depressing the treadle of the lever W the wheel U willbe pressed hard on the ground and the forward end of the machine will heraised from the ground. This wheel is valuablein uneven ground, for byit the driver can give steadiness to the movement of the machine. Whenthe pilot-wheel is off the ground the driver can continue the droppingprocess by means of a rod, Z, extended to and made fast to one of cranksE on the shaft of the pilot-wheel. When the end ofa row is reached thedriver presses down the treadle W, raises the pilotwheel from theground, and then by turning the lever W to the right or left turns theilltermediate pilot-wheel, U, so that it causes the machine to turnreadily and on a narrow surface of ground.

Having thus described my invention, whatI 5 claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-- a 1. The combination, with the frame 0 and thestandard of the wheel U, rotating in its bearings, and adjustablevertically, of the slotted plate X and the lever W, pivoted to the upperend of the standard of the wheel U, and having one of its ends fittingloosely and sliding laterally and longitudinally in the slot in plate Xand its other end under the control of the driver, substantially as setforth.

2. In a corn-planter having a grain-box and a fertilizer-box, thecombination, with the fertilizer-box, of a discharge-spoutbent laterallyand extended to and adjustable to the front or rear of thedischarge-spout of the grain-box, to discharge the fertilizer into thesame furrow into which the grain is dropped, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, 6 in presence of twowitnesses, on this 27th day of June, 1881.

WILLIAM H. SWARTOUT.

Witnesses:

J AMES G. Moons, J. A. LINDSAY.

